Looking forward to it brayton , after the eastmoor game a couple of weeks ago the performances are getting better again, should be a cracker!
Like mutts says , well done to the Stanley lads they kept going , but were well beaten - they still seem to be stuck with the idea that the game revolves ( and involves) around 3-4 players . We played some very good stuff today & virtually had to swap the team at half time due to the subs we had compared to their squad numbers but it didn't make a difference they ALL played well today .
Well done fellas !

its not an easy job mannaging 20 players and trying not to lose your shape,im looking forward to our game it should be a really good game lets hope we get the same weather has we have had today although a spot of rain on the field wouldnt go a miss.

should be a good game against 2 well matched sides with a lot of identical methods of play . i expect these 2 teams to be battling for honours next year as they become BIG boys along with a 2/3 others from the group . see you next week mate

stanley 9s ended they unlucky streak of losing by 1 by winning by 1 against good neighbours oulton . Oulton are a very good side and don't lose many so good week end all round for me.

stanley rangers (11s) 12 Crigg 42
stanley rangers (9s) 9 Oulton 8
gunners won
and finally Wakey 52 Wimms 32

Sirs young whippersnapper as no game on saturday , instead will play cas panthers on tuesday night .

stanley 9s are at home Vs Hunslet Parkside renowned for their jolly banter , rainbow language and abandonments . wonder who will win asbo of match

spongy V brayton

Cracking game last night at Cas Panthers with Crigg winning 28-18 . Certainly wasn't over until the last minute and a credit to both sides . Crigg were certainly more direct in their approach , but it's a good win whatever against the Panthers - v.good team .
Gutted tbh though as one of our lads (Crigg) has ended up with a broken thumb & a dislocated + broken first finger . Had surgery today and they've wired up his finger as it won't stay where it's supposed to - OUCH!
Complete accident and just looked like he'd landed on his thumb , just hope he makes a full recovery asap .

poor lad

it goes without saying that everybody connected with castleford panthers u11s wishes him a very speedy recovery and hopes he`s back on the field in the not too distant future.

the game was certainly a bruiser and a very good contest,in the end we paid for the awful start to the game but recovered well enough to make it a close match.

Cheers mate I'll pass that on . He's back home now but has had to have his finger wired up for 4 weeks , touch wood after that he'll be ok .
More alarmingly he was more concerned about missing the Huddersfield game v crusaders .. must of had a big knock to the head as well !

mrs gone to scarbro for the day so is there any games on today ?

Good day yesterday at belle vue - crigg u11's played pre - match v heworth , acorn & orrell st James . We had to split our lot into 2 teams with one team winning one of their games ( including young mutts being carted off by st johns ambulancemen- he is fine) - the other lot won all 3 of theirs whalloping acorn in the process . Got announced at half time that heworth had won ! - must of been decided by this new voting system everyones banging on about

cas panthers u11s travelled to east leeds last night for back to back midweek games,despite not training for over a week due to bank holidays and games the panthers won 14-18 having gone in at half time 10-6 down and having to play up hill in the second half the team knuckled down and ground out a win with a patient second half display.

just come back from the lads training at Stanley where the lads from Wigan Orrell St James U13s are settling in for the evening camping.

tomorrow they play a friendly kick off at 11-30

cas panthers u11s gave the opportunity to give a few fringe players a runout against normanton knights and ran out 42-6 winners.

only 12-6 at half time normy tried hard and played with plenty of effort but struggled to maintain it for the whole game, a pleasing result for us has we had all our better players either not playing or only making brief spells and the lads that came in showed they can perform.

Don't take this the wrong way Brayton but how the hell do you have fringe players at under 11, surely they are all equal members of the team, yes i know some will be better than others thats a given but its only a game and one thats played to develope all players not just the "stars" who lets face it, usually for one reason or another fade away.

They are only small children mate.